Yenagoa Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria
Qibla Details for Yenagoa
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Yenagoa?
The Qibla direction from Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria is 60° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Yenagoa should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Yenagoa from Mecca?
The distance from Yenagoa to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,059 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Yenagoa?
Use our free Qibla compass above. For the most accurate direction, click "Use My Exact Location" to enable GPS. On mobile devices, you can also enable the live compass feature which rotates in real-time as you move your phone.
How accurate is this Qibla direction?
Our Qibla calculation uses the great-circle bearing formula which provides 99.9% accuracy. The calculation accounts for Earth's curvature, ensuring precision regardless of distance. For your exact location within Yenagoa, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Yenagoa?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Yenagoa is 60° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 63.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 60°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Yenagoa
The Qibla direction from Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria is 60° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,059 km (2,522 miles) away. Geographically, Yenagoa sits to the west-southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-northeast.
The Qibla (قِبْلَة) is the direction that Muslims face when performing their daily prayers (Salah). All Muslims around the world face the Kaaba, located in Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, during prayer. From Yenagoa, this means facing east-northeast (60°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Yenagoa
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (60°), the geometrically shortest path to Mecca across the curved surface of the Earth — the method accepted by most scholars. If you instead follow a single fixed compass heading (the rhumb-line bearing), it would be about 63.1° from Yenagoa. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 60°.
Using a compass in Yenagoa
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Yenagoa. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 60° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.